Giant rice crane urges South Koreans to 'Cheer Up!'

In an aerial photo taken on Oct 7, 2020 a crane is displayed above a slogan reading 'Cheer Up! Korea' in reference to the country's efforts to contain Covid-19, as part of a 'rice art' display in a rice field in Suncheon. - AFP

SUNCHEON, South Korea (AFP): Across a vast sprawl of paddy fields on South Korea's southern tip, a giant crane made out of rice plants urges the country to "Cheer Up!" in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.

The slogan in Suncheon, 320km south of Seoul, is made up of different varieties of rice, planted to create shapes in the crop when viewed from above -- even though the effect is invisible from the ground.